Category Archives: Lawn Mower Maintenance

As seasons change, I wish as many people who worry about changing the oil in their lawn mower would worry about treated fuel, as that has much more impact on your small engine health while it’s in storage. Fuel treatment, like Briggs and Stratton Advanced Formula Fuel Treatment & Stabilizer can protect against harmful effects of [...]

When it comes to push mowers, our Answer Center gets a lot of inquiries about how to change oil and what type of lawn mower oil to use. As we near the end of the season, questions about when to change your oil start to pop up so I thought it would be a good [...]

We’re inspired almost daily by our friends and fans who share their stories and images of beautifully restored Briggs & Stratton engines including these recent ones: Briggs and Stratton Antique Engines Restored antique gas engines are a testament to the passion that our fans have and to the longevity of a properly maintained lawn mower [...]

As I was walking through our Answer Center this week I overheard several customers asking about synthetic oils and should they be used in their Briggs & Stratton lawn mower engines. We’ve also had a few web chats regarding the same in the last few days, so here’s the scoop. (Before I do, I gotta [...]

There’s no doubt Briggs & Stratton® engines are built to last. We receive dozens of letters from satisfied customers every year, telling us about how their Briggs & Stratton engine is three generations old, or how their small engine has survived acts of Mother Nature like floods and hurricanes, or how their Briggs & Stratton [...]

The smoke and sizzle of a backyard barbecue. The combination of coconut oil and citronella. And the oh-so-fresh sweetness of freshly cut grass. I love summer. We all have our rites of summer, whether it’s planting a rainbow in the flower garden, having yards of mulch delivered to your driveway, or simply powering up the [...]

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Amanda is the marketing manager and go-to expert for our standby power products. But her experience at Briggs & Stratton has also spanned consumer engines, snow blowers and commercial/residential lawn and garden equipment, so she’s seen it all and knows a bit about each of our product lines. When she’s not talking outdoor power equipment, she loves to travel, explore new places and being outdoors. Her personal goal is to some day visit all 50 states—she’s more than half way there with only 19 more to go! And when she’s not biking or hiking, like any good Wisconsinite, she can be found watching the green and gold on Sundays and even went to cheer on the Pack at Super Bowl XLV in 2011.

As Marketing Director of Consumer Engines and Service at Briggs and Stratton, it’s her conversations with dealers and consumers about the industry, trends and products that Carissa enjoys the most. The opportunity to write for the Briggs PowerSmarts blog is simply an extension of those conversations that excite her. When she’s not at work talking engines, chances are she’s getting her hands dirty with a home remodeling project, yard work (including mowing with her walk behind mower powered, of course, by Briggs & Stratton). Carissa doesn’t just work in the home improvement category – she lives it.
And when she’s not talking about or playing with engines, she’s probably with her family and dogs, out on her boat, entertaining or indulging her foodie tendencies.

Dan Roche is the Director of Marketing for Portable Power and Cleaning Systems and knows all the ins and outs of Briggs & Stratton’s pressure washers and portable generators.
A lifelong Wisconsinite, Dan has been with Briggs & Stratton for 10 years. He managed our Vanguard brand of commercial engines before moving into pressure washers and portable power. When not testing out the latest pressure washers on his backyard deck, Dan can be found at any number of Midwest go-kart tracks racing a Briggs Animal or working in his trailer that is powered by a 3kW PowerSmart Series inverter generator.

Troy Blewett is the Director of Dealer Channel Marketing and introduces all the latest outdoor power equipment to Briggs & Stratton’s 3,800 independent dealers. Working with our brands like Simplicity, Snapper, Massey Ferguson, Ferris and Snapper Pro, Troy makes sure our valuable dealers have the innovative and top performing products that customers are looking for.
A nine-year veteran at Briggs & Stratton (plus five with Simplicity before that), Troy loves Wisconsin winters and has never met a snowflake he doesn’t like – except when it interferes with his running hobby. This winter, he’ll proudly fire up his new SnowShredder snow blower when the flakes begin to fly.